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Khari Johnson
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Microsoft’s Zo chatbot refuses to talk politics, unlike its scandal-prone cousin Tay

Microsoft’s Zo chatbot refuses to talk politics, unlike its scandal-prone cousin Tay

Khari Johnson December 5, 2016 4:03 PM
HP made a bot that lets you print directly from Slack conversations
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HP made a bot that lets you print directly from Slack conversations

Khari Johnson December 5, 2016 6:40 AM
Wheelchairs, Pringles cans, and other unlikely objects with Amazon’s Alexa

Wheelchairs, Pringles cans, and other unlikely objects with Amazon’s Alexa

Khari Johnson December 4, 2016 6:33 AM
The Department of Defense’s deep web search engine to find human traffickers just got a boost

The Department of Defense’s deep web search engine to find human traffickers just got a boost

Khari Johnson December 2, 2016 7:39 AM
Intel and Amazon to release a smart speaker reference design

Intel and Amazon to release a smart speaker reference design

Khari Johnson December 1, 2016 5:29 PM
Bot-making service Motion.ai now supports Node.js

Bot-making service Motion.ai now supports Node.js

Khari Johnson December 1, 2016 12:20 PM
Amazon Alexa skills are about to become much smarter

Amazon Alexa skills are about to become much smarter

Khari Johnson November 30, 2016 8:12 PM
Expedia now has an Alexa skill for flight updates and car rentals

Expedia now has an Alexa skill for flight updates and car rentals

Khari Johnson November 30, 2016 2:00 PM
Why MoneyFarm reassures customers that humans invest their money, not bots

Why MoneyFarm reassures customers that humans invest their money, not bots

Khari Johnson November 29, 2016 11:33 PM
Algorithmia will help you make your own AI-powered photo filters

Algorithmia will help you make your own AI-powered photo filters

Khari Johnson November 29, 2016 11:33 AM
Amazon’s Alexa answered a lot of questions on Thanksgiving that had nothing to do with food

Amazon’s Alexa answered a lot of questions on Thanksgiving that had nothing to do with food

Khari Johnson November 29, 2016 3:03 AM
4 ways to find lost links on Slack

4 ways to find lost links on Slack

Khari Johnson November 28, 2016 3:35 PM
5 emergency chat services with the power to save lives

5 emergency chat services with the power to save lives

Khari Johnson November 23, 2016 9:22 AM
Metacert raises $1.2 million to detect malware on enterprise bots like Slack, Microsoft Teams
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Metacert raises $1.2 million to detect malware on enterprise bots like Slack, Microsoft Teams

Khari Johnson November 22, 2016 5:17 AM
What it’s like to send social media posts and chat messages with Google Assistant

What it’s like to send social media posts and chat messages with Google Assistant

Khari Johnson November 21, 2016 12:28 PM
Cogito raises $15 million to help call center staff detect customers’ mood from their voice

Cogito raises $15 million to help call center staff detect customers’ mood from their voice

Khari Johnson November 18, 2016 5:56 AM
MindMeld launches AI platform for voice assistants and chatbots

MindMeld launches AI platform for voice assistants and chatbots

Khari Johnson November 17, 2016 8:10 AM
Task app Any.do launches AI assistant to help people get stuff done

Task app Any.do launches AI assistant to help people get stuff done

Khari Johnson November 17, 2016 7:45 AM
Edward Snowden on Pokémon Go, freedom, and the future of augmented reality

Edward Snowden on Pokémon Go, freedom, and the future of augmented reality

Khari Johnson November 16, 2016 2:11 PM
Trim will renegotiate your Comcast bill while you play Tetris
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Trim will renegotiate your Comcast bill while you play Tetris

Khari Johnson November 16, 2016 11:53 AM
Microsoft launches Azure Bot Service to bring more bots and AI into the cloud

Microsoft launches Azure Bot Service to bring more bots and AI into the cloud

Khari Johnson November 15, 2016 12:25 PM
Sisense launches bots to share business insights from chat apps, Amazon Echo, and IoT lightbulb

Sisense launches bots to share business insights from chat apps, Amazon Echo, and IoT lightbulb

Khari Johnson November 15, 2016 6:00 AM
Visa lawyer bot pledges to ‘help immigrants make America great again’

Visa lawyer bot pledges to ‘help immigrants make America great again’

Khari Johnson November 14, 2016 1:51 PM
Facebook launches analytics dashboard to track Messenger bot performance

Facebook launches analytics dashboard to track Messenger bot performance

Khari Johnson November 14, 2016 2:12 AM
Unicode Consortium proposes 51 new emojis including T-Rex, woman in hijab

Unicode Consortium proposes 51 new emojis including T-Rex, woman in hijab

Khari Johnson November 10, 2016 6:25 PM
Wordie’s iMessage app lets you create and share custom GIF puzzles
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Wordie’s iMessage app lets you create and share custom GIF puzzles

Khari Johnson November 10, 2016 1:49 PM
LinkedIn makes it easier for businesses to send sponsored direct messages

LinkedIn makes it easier for businesses to send sponsored direct messages

Khari Johnson November 9, 2016 1:58 PM
Facebook: Trump leads Election Day conversation

Facebook: Trump leads Election Day conversation

Khari Johnson November 8, 2016 7:08 PM
Prisma brings its artistic filters to Facebook Live

Prisma brings its artistic filters to Facebook Live

Khari Johnson November 8, 2016 9:30 AM
Facebook now lets developers advertise bots in the News Feed

Facebook now lets developers advertise bots in the News Feed

Khari Johnson November 8, 2016 8:00 AM
Are you an undecided voter? Chat with these U.S. election bots

Are you an undecided voter? Chat with these U.S. election bots

Khari Johnson November 7, 2016 2:04 PM
You can now shop for Alexa skills on Amazon.com

You can now shop for Alexa skills on Amazon.com

Khari Johnson November 5, 2016 3:03 AM
Bot community leader accused of using 100 pitch decks to help his own startup

Bot community leader accused of using 100 pitch decks to help his own startup

Khari Johnson November 4, 2016 4:32 PM
API.ai launches payments and unlimited queries to its bot platform following Google acquisition

API.ai launches payments and unlimited queries to its bot platform following Google acquisition

Khari Johnson November 3, 2016 4:45 PM
Message.io launches enterprise bot converter to tear down walled gardens

Message.io launches enterprise bot converter to tear down walled gardens

Khari Johnson November 2, 2016 11:46 AM
IFTTT scraps recipes for multi-device commands called applets

IFTTT scraps recipes for multi-device commands called applets

Khari Johnson November 2, 2016 9:00 AM
How bots will work on Microsoft Teams

How bots will work on Microsoft Teams

Khari Johnson November 2, 2016 8:45 AM
Octane AI launches with bots for 50 Cent, KISS, and Aerosmith

Octane AI launches with bots for 50 Cent, KISS, and Aerosmith

Khari Johnson November 2, 2016 8:00 AM
Apple removes Vigilante live crime alert tool from the App Store

Apple removes Vigilante live crime alert tool from the App Store

Khari Johnson November 1, 2016 8:18 AM
This Amazon Alexa skill for HipChat brings ’augmented conversations’ into the office

This Amazon Alexa skill for HipChat brings ’augmented conversations’ into the office

Khari Johnson November 1, 2016 7:00 AM
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